An avalanche was triggered on the Minturn Mile outside of Vail early
Thursday afternoon, according to Eagle River Fire Protection District
and Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.

The Minturn Mile is a popular
backcountry route where skiers begin by exiting a gate out of Vail
Mountain into out-of-bounds territory that ends in the town of Minturn.
The entrance is well-marked with warnings about the dangers of
backcountry skiing.

“We just had an avalanche there on the Minturn
Mile. There were no injuries, there’s no threat to the public and the
trail has been closed per the U.S. Forest Service,” said deputy Scott
Peterson, of the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:30 p.m. “We believe
it was naturally caused and there’s no danger to the public.”

Peterson
said Eagle County Sheriff’s Office responded to the bottom of the trail
in Minturn, saying he saw the avalanche came down “toward the bottom of
the trail.

Crews are on the scene, and the Vail Daily will be providing updates on this story.

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